Antigua and Barbuda - Prevalence of anemia

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in Antigua and Barbuda was 17.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.60 in 2013.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 22.00
2001 21.60
2002 21.10
2003 20.70
2004 20.20
2005 19.60
2006 19.00
2007 18.50
2008 17.90
2009 17.50
2010 17.10
2011 16.80
2012 16.70
2013 16.60
2014 16.60
2015 16.60
2016 16.70
2017 16.90
2018 17.00
2019 17.20

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Antigua and Barbuda was 17.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 27.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 17.20 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 27.40
2001 27.00
2002 26.40
2003 25.90
2004 25.10
2005 24.30
2006 23.50
2007 22.60
2008 21.80
2009 21.00
2010 20.20
2011 19.60
2012 19.10
2013 18.60
2014 18.20
2015 17.90
2016 17.60
2017 17.40
2018 17.30
2019 17.20

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) in Antigua and Barbuda was 17.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 21.90 in 2000, while its lowest value was 16.50 in 2013.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, non-pregnant women, is the percentage of non-pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 120 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 21.90
2001 21.50
2002 21.10
2003 20.70
2004 20.10
2005 19.50
2006 19.00
2007 18.40
2008 17.80
2009 17.40
2010 17.00
2011 16.70
2012 16.60
2013 16.50
2014 16.50
2015 16.50
2016 16.60
2017 16.80
2018 17.00
2019 17.20

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Antigua and Barbuda was 19.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 19.20 in 2013.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

See also:

Year Value
2000 23.10
2001 22.90
2002 22.70
2003 22.40
2004 22.10
2005 21.60
2006 21.20
2007 20.70
2008 20.20
2009 19.90
2010 19.50
2011 19.40
2012 19.30
2013 19.20
2014 19.20
2015 19.20
2016 19.20
2017 19.30
2018 19.30
2019 19.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition